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The B. Jayant Baliga Papers, 1973-2023, contain many records from the Power Semiconductor Research Center (PSRC) at North Carolina State University, as well as patents, materials relating to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), course materials produced and used by Baliga as a professor at NCSU, some of Baliga's publications, and general professional records. These papers document Baliga’s research interests and provide institutional, as well as project, records vital to understanding the impact which B. Jayant Baliga has had in the fields of electrical and computer engineering.
B. Jayant Baliga (1948- ) is an internationally recognized expert on power semiconductor devices. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). He spent 15 years at the General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York, leading their power device effort and was bestowed the highest scientific rank of Coolidge Fellow. While at GE, he invented the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT). He joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 1988.
B. Jayant Baliga (1948- ) is an internationally recognized expert on power semiconductor devices. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). He spent 15 years at the General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York, leading their power device effort and was bestowed the highest scientific rank of Coolidge Fellow. He joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 1988 as a full professor and was promoted to the rank of Distinguished University Professor in 1997. Among his many NC State University honors, he was the recipient of the 1998 O. Max Gardner Award given by the University of North Carolina (System) Board of Governors to the one person within the 16 constituent institutions who has made 'the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race'; and the 2011 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal of Excellence, the highest honor at NC State from the Board of Trustees.
Professor Baliga invented, developed and commercialized the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) at GE. The IGBT is extensively used in the consumer, industrial, lighting, transportation, medical, renewable energy, and other sectors of the economy. It has enabled enormous reduction of gasoline and electrical energy use, resulting in huge cost savings to consumers, and reduction of world-wide carbon dioxide emissions.
Baliga received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest form of recognition given to an engineer by the United States government, from President Obama in October 2011, at the White House; and the North Carolina Award for Science from Governor Beverly Perdue in October 2012. He has been recognized numerous times by the IEEE and has received many other awards.
Baliga received a B.Tech in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India in 1969; an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York in 1971; and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1974.
--From North Carolina State University Electrical and Computer Engineering biography of Dr. Jayant Baliga.
The B. Jayant Baliga Papers, 1973-2023, contain many records from the Power Semiconductor Research Center (PSRC) at North Carolina State University, as well as patents, materials relating to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), course materials produced and used by Baliga as a professor at NCSU, graduate student research notebooks, some of Baliga's publications, and general professional records. These papers document Baliga’s research interests and provide institutional, as well as project, records vital to understanding the impact which B. Jayant Baliga has had in the fields of electrical and computer engineering.
This collection is organized into series: 1. Power Semiconductor Research Center (PSRC) Records; 2. Patents; 3. Publications; 4. Photographs; 5. Digital Media; 6. Course Materials; 7. Student Research Notebooks; and 8. General Records.
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[Identification of item], B. Jayant Baliga Papers, MC 00568, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of B. Jayant Baliga, August 2015 and March 2023 (Accession no. 2015.0190 and 2023.0047).
Processed by: Maryann Tyrer, June 2016, and Bennett Chapman, November 2016; Updated by Hailey Mandel, 2023 April; Digital materials processed by William H. Boyer, 2024 July; Addition processed and finding aid updated by Katie Bushman, 2024 July.
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Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
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[Identification of item], B. Jayant Baliga Papers, MC 00568, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.